Albert Finger collection

Identifier: irn61390
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Diane Finger, the daughter of Albert Finger.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of German currency, Łódź ghetto scrip, documents and a photograph relating to the experiences of Abe Fingerhut during the Holocaust in Łódź, Poland and after the Holocaust in Lampertheim displaced persons camp in Germany.

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Abe Fingerhut papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn73583
- English
- 1946-1947
- folder 1
- Updated 6 months ago
The collection includes a photograph of wedding at the Lampertheim displaced persons camp, presided over by Abe Fingerhut, Abe Fingerhut's displaced persons identification card, and one meal ticket. Abe Fingerhut was in the Łódź ghetto and survived multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz and Flossenbürg.
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, owned by a Polish Jewish internee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn73584
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 6 months ago
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, owned by Abe Fingerhut, who was imprisoned in the ghetto from 1940 to 1944. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was occupied a week later. In February 1940, Abe, his wife and infant son, Jozek, were put in the Jewish ghetto which was closed in with barbed wire. Abe, a tailor, worked in the ghetto textile industry. Conditions were terrible in the ghetto. Jozek died in July 1941. The day before the ghetto was liquidated on August 4, 1944, Abe was sent to Auschwitz. In September, he was transferred to Siegmar-Schoenau labor cam...
Nazi Germany, 1 Rentenmark note, owned by a former concentration camp prisoner
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn73585
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 6 months ago
1937 German 1 (eine) rentenmark note owned by Abe Fingerhut. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and one week later occupied Łódź where Abe lived with his wife and infant son, Jozek. In February 1940, the family was put in the Jewish ghetto which was closed in with barbed wire. Abe, a tailor, worked in the ghetto textile industry. Conditions were terrible in the ghetto: it was extremely overcrowded, food was scarce, and disease and malnutrition were common. Jozek died in July 1941. The day before the ghetto was liquidated on August 4, 1944, Abe was sent to Auschwitz. In Septem...

Albert Finger collection

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Abe Fingerhut papers

Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, owned by a Polish Jewish internee

Nazi Germany, 1 Rentenmark note, owned by a former concentration camp prisoner